Funny PSA

Leave it to the Brits

This one had me rolling. See this Amazon entry and check out the ratings.

Man, I love this video!

I found out about this one several months ago, but it still kills me. Right from the beginning with the enthralled keyboard player . . . and the backup dancers! Oh, man . . .

Is this a celebration or condemnation of American culture infiltrating other countries? I choose the former! Let's dance!!

Love your job? This guy does . . .

You Have Two Cows

I've seen a post like this making the rounds before, but this seems to be an expanded version. Brought to my attention by my friend Jeannine.

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You Have Two Cows...
DEMOCRACY
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Barbara Streisand sings for you.
REPUBLICANISM
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So?
SOCIALIST
You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.
COMMUNIST
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.
BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.
AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.
FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good.
JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school.
GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.
ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are. While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good.
RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You have some vodka. You count them and learn you have five cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.
TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.
IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing.
POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.
BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow. The cow is schizophrenic. Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish. The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow. The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk. The cow asks permission to be cut in half. The cow dies happy.
FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither. Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows. They make real California cheese. Only five speak English. Many are illegals. Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

Crunchy Shrimp Roll

Thanks to Sushi Day I've been able to branch out in my sushi making. First, it started with a Sushi Magic kit from my in-laws two Christmases ago. I think I've made California Rolls two or three times, but it was time to branch out.

I love shrimp and was dying to try a tempura recipe. Fortunately, Sushi Day could lead the way with their promising Crunchy Shrimp Roll.

The results were generally satisfying, but not wonderful. A pic of some of the pieces is to the left. This is from a couple of day after making the sushi so the avocado has started to brown a bit,

I waited weeks to find the time to do it so the anticipation was high maybe too high. I was glad to try something beyond the California roll though.

For me, this was a much more involved recipe than the California Roll. I made the tempura shrimp myself as I couldn’t find premade. It was nice to try it but I probably wouldn’t do it again if I could find the premade. My kitchen was quite a mess after I was done.

Next time I might consider adding cream cheese to the recipe or in place of the avocado. I thought this recipe straight up lacked some of the smoothness I found in the California rolls I made previously. Perhaps mayo would have helped too.

Have any of you tried to make your own sushi and have a favorite recipe?

Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash - Buy Early Get Now

Ok, someone is finally on to something here. If the music industry still wants me to buy CDs (because they get more $$ from selling CDs than through digital downloads like iTunes) they may want to take a page from Matador Records.

Stephen Malkmus' new album, Real Emotional Trash, is due to be officially released on March 4th. However, through their "Buy Early Get Now" promotion a fan can pre-order the physical CD ("Buy Early") and listen to a streaming version of the new album ("Get Now").


That's pretty kool, huh?

Well, at $15.50 after shipping that is still a pretty tough sale vs. the expected $9.99 iTunes price. So here's where Matador comes through. In addition to the streaming they will give you an immediate download of a live Malkmus set performing most of the new album plus some of his solo chestnuts. Wait, there's more . . . you'll also get the first of a least 2 b-sides, and a poster delivered that arrives with the physical CD. Matador also promises more music and goodies even after the album is released.

This actually had me truly excited. Easily worth the $15.50 in my mind. You can even get it for less if you buy it through a local participating store rather than online like I did.

In some cases iTunes will provide an extra (sometimes exclusive) track. I've been a big fan of that in the past. But the Matador deal beats that even for the higher price. I'd certainly pony up the dough for some of my favorite act and goodies like this.

What artists would you pay extra for to get some goodies when they release a new album? Comment below . . .

Dr. SP